Flatbasset Radio: Episode #69 (Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary Celebration)

You can be yourself and be a star...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to a very special episode of Flatbasset Radio!

Folks, it's a big day here in beautiful Minneapolis. Rhymesayers Entertainment, pillar of the local music community and the national hip-hop world, is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a big ass show down at the Target Center.  It's a celebration, bitches!

As a tribute to all the hard work the label's done over the years, I decided to put together a show celebrating some of my absolute favorites RSE artists. It was a tough show to do, many great songs were left off, but that's a testament to the job they've done over the years.  RSE keeps their quality control on point.

So, in this week's show I talk a lot about the importance of the label for all kinds of reasons.  Rhymesayers isn't just about the music.  In addition to playing the jams I discuss the importance of Rhymesayers as a part of the community, an example of the spirit of independence that runs throughout the midwest, and a testament to the fact that hard work & a belief in the goal can go a long way. Even if you're not a hip-hop fan, it's indisputable that the label's success has provided a blueprint for independent businesses throughout the Twin Cities. It's provided a beacon in a city that prides itself on an independent streak that was burning before RSE existed and will continue to burn after it's gone. Rhymesayers Entertainment is both an institution itself an inextricable link in the chain of the Twin Cities history.

Of course, at its core, it's built on the jams.  Kick back and enjoy!

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #69 (Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary Celebration) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. P.O.S. - Let It Rattle

02. Freeway & Jake One - One Thing

03. Toki Wright - Devil's Advocate

04. MF Doom - Rap Snitch Knishes (w/Mr. Fantastik)

05. Aesop Rock - Cycles To Gehenna

06. BK-One - Love Like That (w/Aby Wolf)

07. I Self Devine - Sunshine

08. Brother Ali - 5 Line King

09. Soul Position - Priceless

10. Atmosphere - Smart Went Crazy

11. Eyedea & Abilities - Music Music









Thanks for listening!

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on his Mixcloud page.  Stop by Flatbasset Radio's Facebook Page & give it a "Like" if you have the time.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #43 (w/MinneSarah)

When I've got the music I've got a place to go...

Well hello again, everybody.  Welcome to the slightly remodeled Flatbasset Radio show.

For anybody who's been following along over the last couple of years, you probably know that the show is usually posted over on the Twin Cities blog Newest Industry.  Unfortunately, despite my high hopes for Newest Industry, I'm shutting it down for several reasons.  Lack of interest from readers, lack of participation from contributors, and, most relevantly, a nasty tendency for the site to redirect you to bullshit advertisements when trying to listen to the Flatbasset Radio show on the page.

As such, I'll be posting the show here on the Flatbasset blog going forward.  Here's hoping that the same sort of redirection doesn't begin occurring here as well.  If you continue to have issues playing the show here feel free to hop over to the Mixcloud page to give it a spin (evidently these issues do not extend to that website).  Also, as you may or may not have noticed, I do post the show for download each week.  Click on the title of the show and you can just download the show and listen to it at your leisure.  Either way, it's good to have options.

This also means that the show will no longer be posted on the Newest Industry Facebook page (which is how most people find out about new episodes).  To keep up with the show and the blog, do me a favor and hit up the Flatbasset Radio Facebook page and give it a "Like."  I'd appreciate it.

Now that that's out of the way, let's get to Episode #43.

This week I trekked over to St. Paul to record the show with MinneSarah.  We discussed her birthday, her upcoming trip to England, how Lou Barlow can help people understand the 80's, Australia's Canada, the masculinity of hair metal, the importance of Carlos D. to Interpol, the summer of 1998, the long-term legacy of Death Grips, the definition of greatness, whether Bush is better than Soundgarden, taste testing beer in an effort to make amends with Madison, where Earth ranks within our solar system, the smell of Brooklyn, an averted crisis at the Warped Tour!  All of that plus the Cover Of The Week & the Flatbasset Flatclassic!

Here's how the show plays out (again, click on the title to download the show):

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #43

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #43 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. The Moons - Be Not Me
02. Rome Fortune - One Time For
03. DZ Deathrays - Less Out Of Sync
04. Lou Barlow - Round-N-Round
05. Interpol - All The Rage Back Home
06. Death Grips - Birds
07. Summercamp - Drawer
08. Hollow Boys - Spellbreaker
09. Girl Talk & Freeway - Tell Me Yeah (w/Young Chris)
10. Hooray For Earth - Keys
11. Rancid - Radio

There you have it, everybody! Enjoy!

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on his Mixcloud page.  Stop by Flatbasset Radio's Facebook Page & give it a "Like" if you have the time.



 

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Newest Industry Presents: Flatbasset Radio - Episode #14

(THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARS ON THE TWIN CITIES BLOG NEWEST INDUSTRY)

I roll with clever broads with goals like Federov...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio – Episode #14!

For those of you who don't know quite what you're looking at, here's the story. Each week TCDroogsma participates in our Songs Of The Week column reviewing the tracks given away via The Current. Since he tends to be overly negative in those reviews we've asked him to put together a weekly podcast for the blog to prove to us that he does actually enjoy music and has valid thoughts about contemporary artists.

Once he does that we pass his hour-long free podcast on to you in the hopes that you'll listen to it and enjoy Droogsy's jams and commentary on said jams.

On this week's episode TCDroogsma compares the new Atoms For Peace album to Thom Yorke's solo work, revisits a pop-punk classic, plays a song he knows nothing about, claims Iggy Pop is “Mick Jagger with peanut butter,” gets a little too excited about his new favorite Minneapolis band, embraces a “fuck you” attitude toward pretty much everything, shines a light on his second-favorite Canadian rapper, and finds solace in the outlook of the British. It was a strange week.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #14

(Click that link above to download the podcast, click the player below to give it a listen)

Here's how Episode #14 breaks down:

01. Iggy Pop – Tell Me A Story

02. Isaiah Toothtaker – SouthWest Testament

03. Atoms For Peace – Stuck Together Pieces

04. Micranots – 141 Million Miles

05. Face To Face – Disconnected

06. Careful – Quite

07. Freeway & Jake One – Know What I Mean

08. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good At Being In Trouble

09. Ghostpoet – Survive It

10. Eels – New Alphabet

11. Shad – Keep Shining

12. Gloss – Ian's Dream

13. Blur – Blue Jeans

There you have it, everybody! New, free music! Enjoy!

For more TCDroogsma be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma). He can also be found here on Newest Industry reviewing songs via Songs Of The Week and reviewing the news via Trendsetting.

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